Mailbox vandalism a federal crime warns postal officials
The U S Postal Service and Frederick County officials warn mailbox smashing is a federal offense punishable by fine or prison. Residents are urged to report vandalism to postmasters or postal inspectors and note suspect vehicles, with CB radio help encouraged to aid prosecutions.
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Uncle Sam
U.S. Postal Service
U.S
Frederick
John Young
Baltimore
Ed Press
Frederick County
Postal Service
Frederick County death report notes 74 in a year
The Frederick County auditors report 74 deaths in a year under unusual circumstances requiring a coroner and examining physician. Most deaths were violent. county costs totaled 458 dollars. The prior year listed 49 areal deaths with corresponding costs.
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Frederick County
Vernon E. Jordan To Be Equal on Crime Policy
In a bold critique the author argues a “war on crime” is politically convenient but fiscally reckless. He notes Burger and Reagan push get tough measures and a Justice Department report proposes a $2 billion prison grant program. He questions funding, housing decay, and high maintenance costs, contending prisons rarely deter crime and often brutalize inmates, increasing recidivism.
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Washington
FBI
Alexander Haig
Tip O'Neill
Ted Kennedy
D-Mass
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Pat Mo
Ahscam
Indy Badhwar
State Department
Haig
Alfred Carpentier
East Meadow
N.Y
Abscam
Carpentier
Sen. D'Amato
D'Amato
Warren Burger
Reagan
Justice Department
Justice
War on crime ignores roots of youth delinquency
The piece argues that arrests and prisons fail to reduce crime without addressing root causes. It criticizes preventive detention and weakening the exclusionary rule as ineffective or dangerous. It calls for full employment, equal opportunity, education, housing, and ending discrimination to reduce crime rates, contrasting with hotel–prison spending. It ends with a shopper note about gift wrap discounts.
Toys for Tots drive at Grimes & Associates Realty
Readers praise Grimes & Associates Realty for hosting a Toys for Tots collection benefiting Mount Airy area families since 1952. The piece urges unused toys and cash donations, with a Dec 19 deadline and pickup options by Charlie Condon. It also includes letters debating nuclear energy safety, contrasting fossil fuels with nuclear power and praising its safety and cleanliness.
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Grimes & Associates Realty
Marine Corps Reserve
Mount Airy Jaycees
Charlie Condon
Tam
Dr. Waters
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